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@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ see [[commit-internals]].
 
 You browse and web-edit the wiki on W.
 
 
 You browse and web-edit the wiki on W.
 

+W "belongs" to ikiwiki and should not be edited directly.
+

 
 ## [darcs](http://darcs.net/) (not yet included)
 
 Support for using darcs as a backend is being worked on by [Thomas
 
 ## [darcs](http://darcs.net/) (not yet included)
 
 Support for using darcs as a backend is being worked on by [Thomas

-Schwinge](mailto:tschwinge@gnu.org).
+Schwinge](mailto:tschwinge@gnu.org), although development is on hold curretly.
+There is a patch in [[todo/darcs]].

 
 ### How will it work internally?
 
 
 ### How will it work internally?
 


@@ -102,6 +105,18 @@ by Ikiwiki.
 This approach might be applicable to other distributed VCSs as well, although they're not as oriented
 towards transmitting changes with standalone patch bundles (often by email) as darcs is.
 
 This approach might be applicable to other distributed VCSs as well, although they're not as oriented
 towards transmitting changes with standalone patch bundles (often by email) as darcs is.
 

+> The mercurial plugin seems to just use one repo and edit it directly - is
+> there some reason that's okay there but not for darcs? I agree with tuomov
+> that having just the one repo would be preferable; the point of a dvcs is
+> that there's no difference between one repo and another. I've got a
+> darcs.pm based on mercurial.pm, that's almost usable... --bma
+
+>> IMHO it comes down to whatever works well for a given RCS. Seems like
+>> the darcs approach _could_ be done with most any distributed system, but
+>> it might be overkill for some (or all?) While there is the incomplete darcs
+>> plugin in [[todo/darcs]], if you submit one that's complete, I will
+>> probably accept it into ikiwiki.. --[[Joey]]
+

 ## [[Git]]
 
 Regarding the Git support, Recai says:
 ## [[Git]]
 
 Regarding the Git support, Recai says:


@@ -161,4 +176,4 @@ CGI operates on M. rcs_commit() will commit directly in M.
 If you have any question or suggestion about the Mercurial backend 
 please refer to [Emanuele](http://nerd.ocracy.org/em/)
 
 If you have any question or suggestion about the Mercurial backend 
 please refer to [Emanuele](http://nerd.ocracy.org/em/)
 

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